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Brief Brain Health Suite

The Brief Brain Health Suite is a quick way to check brain health. The brain has many functions and it would take a long time to complete broad testing of them all. However, we know that the most important brain functions that contribute to our activities of daily living are memory, executive function, and attention. When time is short and you want to get a good look at these three brain functions, this computerized cognitive testing suite does the job.

The Brief Brain Health Suite includes tests for:

Memory

Executive Function

Attention

The suite take approximately 15 minutes. No prior computer experience is necessary.

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Attttention Assessment Suite

Our lives are full of complex demands that increase as we mature from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. School places increasing demands for learning materials that require focus and attention. These demands increase in high school and university and become even more acute in the workplace and with family responsibilities. Organizational skills are required to set priorities, keep to schedule, and to make sure all the work gets done on time. Our modern gadgets and smartphones can help with organization, but are actually a source of serious distraction that can cause difficulty with daily tasks requiring attention and concentration. This is sometimes called “Attention Overload”.

The Attention Assessment Suite is a comprehensive set of tests measuring aspects of brain health important for the attention and organizational skills needed in a busy life. This computerized testing suite covers:

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Assisted Cognitive Monitoring

The Assisted Cognitive Monitoring Suite is a test for general brain health that is less difficult than other NeuroTrax testing suites. Typical brain health tests are of mid- to high-level of difficulty and may have complex instructions. While this works well for most people, some people find typical brain health tests too complicated and difficult to complete. That is why NeuroTrax offers the Assisted Cognitive Monitoring Suite. It is less difficult and does not require the same degree of direct computer interaction as the other NeuroTrax testing suites. Some major advantages of this suite over paper-based brain health tests is that it is custom-designed as less difficult, it covers many important cognitive areas, and it may be used for repeated testing to track progress over time.

The Assisted Cognitive Monitoring Suite includes tests for:

Orientation to Time and Place

Memory

Executive Function

Attention

Visual Spatial

Verbal Function

Testing time is approximately 15 minutes. No prior computer experience is required.

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Memory Analysis Suite

Many people use the term “memory” interchangeably with general brain health. Actually, memory is a complex brain function that takes many forms. We use long-term memory when we retrieve images of our childhood or famous world events from the past. Short-term (episodic) memory is more relevant when learning new facts or remembering who we met the previous night. Procedural memory is used when we learn a new skill. Working memory is a special brain function that is needed to remember things now, ‘on-line’, so that we can think about them or analyze their importance. These are just a few examples. Different brain circuits are critical for each of these functions. To make matters even more complex, there are several different brain circuits for encoding and consolidating memories so that they can be stored for later and other circuits that retrieve memories from storage when you need them.

The Memory Analysis Suite tests brain health associated with several forms of memory. By testing a few additional aspects of brain health that contribute to memory, this suite provides a picture of brain health associated with memory.

The Memory Analysis Suite includes tests for:

Verbal Memory

Non-Verbal Memory

Attention

Executive Function

Visual Spatial

Approximate testing time is 30 minutes. No prior computer experience is required.

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Comprehensive Testing Suite

The Comprehensive Testing Suite gives a broad picture of brain health, so that the Brain Fitness Profile will include the most cognitive areas. This is useful as a complete check-up to compare which brain functions are stronger and which are less strong. Depending on the context of the testing, such information could be used to motivate cognitive engagement exercises that may boost function in the weaker areas. In addition, this Suite provides a Global Cognitive Score that summarizes overall brain health.

Cognitive areas tested with the Comprehensive Testing Suite include:

Memory

Executive Function

Attention

Information Processing Speed

Visual Spatial

Verbal Function

Motor Skills

Problem Solving

Testing time is approximately 45-60 minutes. No prior computer experience is required.

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BrainCare, from NeuroTrax, gives people a clear “snapshot” of their brain fitness.

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BrainCare helps clinicians, patients & families, and researchers. It increases satisfaction in a variety of ways.